Flateyjarbok-fol079r-margygr-cropped.jpg
Summary
Description Flateyjarbok-fol079r-margygr-cropped.jpg |
English:
King Olaf the Saint fights the mermaid/sea-ogress (margýgr) with his sword Heiti[r] "Hacker", which was formerly called Bæsingr
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Date | c. 1394 |
Source | Kress, Helga ( 1 February 2011 ). What a Woman Speaks . The History of Nordic Women's Literature . |
Author | Jón Þórðarson and Magnús Þórhallsson (14 cent.), authors of Flateyjarbók |
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